How to Search Food Ingredients in the Nutritional Database

Log in to the Nutrogen platform.

Navigate to the "Nutrition" section in the left-hand menu.

Select "Food Databases". (Screenshot at 0:05-0:07 shows the navigation to the food database)

Click within the "Search by name" box. (Screenshot at 0:52 shows the search box)

Enter the name of the food ingredient you are looking for.

To get the most accurate results, utilize multiple descriptive words to describe the ingredient (1:57).

To further refine the search, proceed to the filter option. (Screenshot at 1:21-1:23)

You can sort your search by Name or Category in the Name drop down box (Screenshot at 0:41-0:47)

The "All Databases" dropdown allows for search within custom or official databases. (Screenshot at 0:23-0:24). Limiting search to official databases reduces the risk of false information.

Note that if limitations to database visibility exist, the search will be restricted to preselected databases (0:33-0:37).

Be specific: To avoid a broad list of results, use multiple keywords that describe the food ingredient more precisely. For example, instead of "beef", try "beef mince lean". (Screenshot at 1:34-1:41 shows the effect of including the word 'lean' in the search.)

Review results: Once you have a list of potential ingredients, carefully review the nutritional information and source to ensure it's the correct item.

For more advanced filtering options to refine your searches, refer to the "Filtering in the Nutritional Database" article.